Publications
Find coverage of the latest original articles on Lupus, focusing on those with data on therapeutic interventions and those that have clinical impact.
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December 2022
Low-dose Interleukin-2 Therapy in Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (LUPIL-2): A Multicentre, Double-blind, Randomised and Placebo-controlled Phase II Trial
Ann Rheum Dis. 2022;81:1685–1694
Phase II proof-of-concept trial confirms that low-dose IL-2 therapy can safely and selectively expand the Treg population, and is capable of reducing disease activity in patients with SLE.
January 2022
Efficacy and Safety of Ustekinumab in Patients with Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results Through 2 Years of an Open-Label Extension in a Phase 2 Study
J Rheumatol. 2021. Epub ahead of print
Phase II data demonstrate clinical benefit in global and organ-specific SLE-activity measures with ustekinumab through 2 years with no new or unexpected safety findings.